It was interesting to read how sage developed. I use it all the time, but had never known...
The Magma stuff sounds nasty. All the more reason to avoid proprietary software.
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The Magma stuff sounds nasty. All the more reason to avoid proprietary software.
I have to disagree. As theorems become more complicated, proving them becomes anything but mechanical: one must choose between an infinite variety of approaches, many of which are equally valid.
It always surprises me how difficult math on the Internet has turned out to be. Hopefully this can help...
After the elderly Schopenhauer sat for a sculpture portrait by Elisabet Ney, he told Richard Wagner's friend Malwida von Meysenbug, "I have not yet spoken my last word about women. I believe that if a woman succeeds in withdrawing from the mass, or rather raising herself above the mass, she grows ceaselessly and more than a man."
He might be a misogynist, but at least he recognised exceptions.
It's also interesting (in the context of his time) to note that he was a strong supporter of abolitionism and animal rights.
http://www.fanfiction.net/ http://www.fictionpress.com/ http://www.scribd.com/ (And lots of others...)
I rest my case.
The only way to learn anything is to read by myself and audit university courses.
I'm actually trying to write a math textbook that will actually teach math. If you're interested email me at christopherolah.co@gmail.com and I'll email you a copy. Please include `math textbook' in you subject (I get lots of emails).
Which is directly in opposition to copyright. UDHR seems to stand on the fence on this issue.
I've thought pi is horrible... and adopted using a loopy pi as 2pi. I loop the first vertical line over the horizontal, right, and then make it the horizontal, and so on. If that makes any sense.
I'm thinking of making a LaTeX package containing it... (and also some other personal conventions)
Also, to strengthen your point, 2pi makes the radian system a lot more natural.
That isn't to say that I approve of hacking in that context, merely than it can exist.
What does the y in (Tl4Ba)Ba2Ca2Cu7Oy stand for?
Google search for the chemical turns up surprisingly few hits for something like this... http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&r...
http://globalclassroomstudentsdev.innovasium.com/en/involved...
Some friends and I made an entry, though we don't expect to win (we didn't have a proper video camera, proper editing, or any experience). Personally, I'm inclined to say that the Youtube video part is a poorly thought out attempt to ``get in touch with the youth of today.''
EDIT: Because it is very difficult to not select for the team with the best video camera, audio, etc. Maybe UNICEF employees can sort through this, somehow...
One thing to keep in mind is that, say, mechanical engineers works aren't covered by copyright. They need to apply, pay, and only get it for a short period of time. The advantage they get is that it's general...
Right now, software developers have both, which doesn't seem fair to me.
Besides, right now copyright is way stronger than patents... Though I don't think this should be the case (I'd like to have, say, 5-10 year copyright).
But this is brilliant. The amount of effort that must have gone into making something like this... Timing the typing and speaking to the rhythm. It helps that I disagree with the modern state of IP.
I hope it goes viral. Dear Lily, why you being so silly...
philosophy = science - assumptions
Also, mathematics came from philosophy... So did Science, actually.
a) The phenomena of qualia remains unexplained. This has no bearing on making something that can mimic consciousness, but does become significant if one wants the real thing. The last argument on this: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=766462
b) QM may be intrinsically linked to consciousness. (see Roger Penrose, _The Emperor's New Mind_) Of course, this a mute point given the QM computing seems to be around the corner.